This spring I had the opportunity to take photos on the helipads of the Special Aviation Unit in Bucharest. The unit belongs to the General Aviation Inspectorate under the Internal Affairs Ministry. It has a fleet of 3 Mi-8, 3 Mi-17 and 2 EC-135 blue painted. Also the unit has an aeromedical squadron, called SMURD, operating red painted EC-135 on a daily basis and for major cases they can use the Mi-8/17 specialy fit for medical evacuation in case of multiple victims. Both squadrons operate from the same location and share pilots.

Other missions of the unit are fire fighting with bamby buckets, special operations insertion with special forces of the gendarmerie, medevac, SAR, VIP transport, and many other missions.